(a) A person may not willfully and knowingly: (1) impersonate a voter or other person in order to register or attempt to register in the name of the voter or other person; (2) register to vote more than once; (3) falsify residence in an attempt to register in the wrong location; (4) secure registration through any unlawful means; (5) cause by unlawful means the name of a qualified voter to be stricken from the statewide voter registration list; (6) prevent, hinder, or delay a person having a lawful right to register from registering, through the use of force, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer of reward; (7) falsify any name on a registration; (8) misrepresent any fact relating to registration; or (9) induce or attempt to induce a person to violate any prohibition in items (1) through (8) of this subsection. (b) A person acting under color of law may not discriminate against an individual based on the individual’s declination to register to vote or voter registration information. (c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both. e or voter registration information. (c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both. (d) A person who violates this section is subject to § 5–106(b) of the Courts Article. (e) A person who unintentionally becomes registered to vote under § 3–203 of this article: (1) shall be considered to have become registered to vote based on information provided to the State Board by an automatic voter registration agency; and (2) may not be considered to have violated this section because of the unintended registration.
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